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Rhinestone Catsuit and Face Hood Collaboration with L.O.C.A

August 08, 2018 2 min read

Designer Collaboration · Custom Latex

A two-tone purple rhinestone catsuit and matching face hood, hand-built in the Vex studio for a collaboration with L.O.C.A — sculpted latex, jeweled appliqués, and a fully mirrored hood.

When L.O.C.A came to us, the brief was pure statement: a full latex catsuit that read as couture from across a room, paired with a hood that finished the look head to toe. We built the piece entirely in-house — every panel cut, bonded, and set by hand — in a translucent lavender latex layered against deep purple, with rhinestone-outlined seams and circular jeweled florals across the bust.

The build

From flat latex to sculpted form

Latex this structured starts flat. Each panel is cut to pattern, laid out, and bonded before any embellishment goes on — the two-tone effect comes from layering the sheer lavender over the darker purple so the light passes through differently across the body.

Purple latex catsuit laid flat during construction in the Vex studio
Detail of the sculpted rhinestone bust panel on the purple L.O.C.A catsuit

In progress: panels laid flat, and the sculpted bust with its jeweled appliqués taking shape.

The bust is the anchor of the piece. Those circular jeweled florals are set individually, then framed by rhinestone piping that traces every seam — the detail that makes the catsuit catch light with every movement.

The finished catsuit

Hanger to body

Off the form, the full silhouette comes together: rhinestone-outlined panels running the length of the body, the two-tone purple shifting from lavender to violet depending on the angle.

Finished purple rhinestone latex catsuit on the hanger, front view
Finished purple rhinestone latex catsuit on the hanger, side view

The completed catsuit, front and side.

The face hood

Finishing the look head to toe

The matching latex face hood was built to complete the look — same purple, same rhinestone language — so the whole silhouette reads as one continuous, sculpted piece.

Matching purple latex face hood, front view
Matching purple latex face hood, side view

The matching face hood, front and profile.

On the body

Purple rhinestone latex catsuit worn, L.O.C.A collaboration
Purple rhinestone latex catsuit worn, rear view, L.O.C.A collaboration
Credits Custom design & fabrication: Vex Clothing · Collaboration: L.O.C.A · Two-tone purple latex, hand-set rhinestone appliqués, matching face hood.

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